Appleby Horse Fair...Ban Britain's festival of Animal Abuse

Appleby Horse Fair takes place every June and attracts some 30,000 visitors who come to see horses being paraded, raced and bathed, and to get a taste of what they think is a Romany tradition that supposedly dates back to 1685.


Animal Aid filmed at the 2009 Fair. Amongst the incidents captured were:

  • Terrified horses being repeatedly whipped, kicked, yelled-at, pushed and manhandled towards the river
  • Scared horses jumping out of the water and onto the river banks
  • Horses being ridden into the river and repeatedly kicked and shouted-at to move into deeper water
  • Horses thrashing about in the water and nearly drowning whilst having their reins held tightly
  • Horses being ridden into the deep water, and then the riders standing on their backs whilst the horses attempt to swim
  • Children kicking, whipping and shoving a miniature pony into the river

Watch Animal Aids footage here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzJ0jc_dbGg&feature=player_embedded

Horses & ponies, terrified & unwilling participants of "traditional" bathing in the River Eden at Appleby have drowned & horses have also been destroyed following injuries whilst being raced on Flashing Lane.

While we campaign & petition against festivals based in animal cruelty overseas, we will not overlook one that continues on British soil. Appelby Horse Fair.

At Appleby, frightened & unwilling horses have drowned after being beaten & forced into River Eden for the tradition of bathing. Horses have been destroyed following injuries sustained whilst raced on Flashing Lane. Cruel beatings & mistreatment is regularly observed at Appleby Horse Fair, but the ratio of less than 30 RSPCA inspectors in comparison to an estimated 10,000 travelers & 20,000 means they are unwilling or unable to intervene due to intimidation & fear of reprisal.

It is time for you to call an end to this annual event of cruelty & animal abuse.

 
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